1954–55 Rochdale A.F.C. season
Rochdale 1954–55 football season
Rochdale 1954–55 football season
1954–55 season | ||
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Manager | Harry Catterick | |
Stadium | Spotland Stadium | |
Division 3 North | 12th | |
FA Cup | 3rd Round | |
Top goalscorer | League: Eric Gemmell All: Eric Gemmell | |
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The 1954–55 season saw Rochdale compete for their 27th season in the Football League Third Division North.
Statistics
No. | Pos | Nat | Player | Total | Division 3 North | FA Cup | Lancashire Cup | ||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||||
GK | ENG | Albert Morton | 43 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | SCO | Billy McCulloch | 28 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Eddie Lyons | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Bill Morgan | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
DF | ENG | Bev Glover | 52 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Joe Lynn | 51 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Arnold Kendall | 52 | 12 | 45 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Jack Haines | 36 | 7 | 29 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Frank Lord | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Frank Mitcheson | 38 | 6 | 33 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Jimmy Anders | 47 | 13 | 41 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | |
DF | ENG | George Underwood | 19 | 0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
DF | SCO | Harry Boyle | 51 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Danny Murphy | 51 | 1 | 45 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Des Frost | 7 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Neville Black | 19 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
FW | ENG | Bill Tolson | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Brian Green | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | Eric Gemmell | 43 | 22 | 36 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
GK | ENG | Graham Cordell | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | Don Partridge | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
MF | ENG | George Lyons | 10 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
FW | ENG | George Johnson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Final League Table
Pos | Team
| Pld | HW | HD | HL | HGF | HGA | AW | AD | AL | AGF | AGA | GAv | Pts |
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10 | Oldham Athletic | 46 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 47 | 22 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 27 | 46 | 1.088 | 48 |
11 | Southport | 46 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 28 | 18 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 19 | 26 | 1.068 | 48 |
12 | Rochdale | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 30 | 46 | 1.045 | 48 |
13 | Mansfield Town | 46 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 28 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 0.915 | 45 |
14 | Halifax Town | 46 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 41 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 0.940 | 43 |
Source: rsssf.com
Competitions
Football League Third Division North
Rochdale v Grimsby Town
21 August 1954 (1954 -08-21) 1 | Rochdale | 0 – 3 | Grimsby Town | Rochdale |
Report | Hughes De Gruchy | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6915 |
Rochdale v Bradford City
25 August 1954 (1954 -08-25) 2 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Bradford City | Rochdale |
Kendall | Report | Smith Williamson | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5901 |
Bradford Park Avenue v Rochdale
28 August 1954 (1954 -08-28) 3 | Bradford Park Avenue | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Brickley 53' | Report | Frost 27' | Stadium: Park Avenue Attendance: 10819 |
Bradford City v Rochdale
1 September 1954 (1954 -09-01) 4 | Bradford City | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Bradford |
Williamson | Report | Stadium: Valley Parade Attendance: 11604 |
Oldham Athletic v Rochdale
4 September 1954 (1954 -09-04) 5 | Oldham Athletic | 0 – 0 | Rochdale | Oldham |
Report | Stadium: Boundary Park Attendance: 11484 |
Rochdale v Crewe Alexandra
8 September 1954 (1954 -09-08) 6 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | Crewe Alexandra | Rochdale |
Anders | Report | Broome | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4154 |
Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers
11 September 1954 (1954 -09-11) 7 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Kendall Green | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4313 |
Crewe Alexandra v Rochdale
15 September 1954 (1954 -09-15) 8 | Crewe Alexandra | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Crewe |
McLean Bettany | Report | Haines | Stadium: Gresty Road Attendance: 4022 |
Stockport County v Rochdale
18 September 1954 (1954 -09-18) 9 | Stockport County | 1 – 4 | Rochdale | Stockport |
Ward | Report | Frost Black Lynn | Stadium: Edgeley Park Attendance: 9923 |
Rochdale v Darlington
22 September 1954 (1954 -09-22) 10 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Darlington | Rochdale |
Anders Frost | Report | Davis Robson | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4099 |
Rochdale v Hartlepools United
25 September 1954 (1954 -09-25) 11 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Hartlepools United | Rochdale |
Gemmell Haines | Report | Johnson | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6222 |
Darlington v Rochdale
29 September 1954 (1954 -09-29) 12 | Darlington | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Darlington |
Spuhler Davis | Report | Gemmell | Stadium: Feethams Attendance: 9598 |
Gateshead v Rochdale
2 October 1954 (1954 -10-02) 13 | Gateshead | 0 – 1 | Rochdale | Gateshead |
Report | Haines | Stadium: Redheugh Park Attendance: 8010 |
Rochdale v Barnsley
9 October 1954 (1954 -10-09) 14 | Rochdale | 3 – 0 | Barnsley | Rochdale |
Lynn (pen.) Anders Kendall | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11552 |
Scunthorpe United v Rochdale
16 October 1954 (1954 -10-16) 15 | Scunthorpe United | 2 – 2 | Rochdale | Scunthorpe |
Brown | Report | Mitcheson Anders | Stadium: Old Show Ground Attendance: 10331 |
Rochdale v Wrexham
23 October 1954 (1954 -10-23) 16 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Wrexham | Rochdale |
Anders | Report | Jackson | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5902 |
Accrington Stanley v Rochdale
30 October 1954 (1954 -10-30) 17 | Accrington Stanley | 5 – 4 | Rochdale | Accrington |
Cocker Stewart | Report | Anders Gemmell Lynn (pen.) | Stadium: Peel Park Attendance: 12626 |
Rochdale v Mansfield Town
6 November 1954 (1954 -11-06) 18 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Mansfield Town | Rochdale |
Lynn (pen.) Kendall | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6527 |
Workington v Rochdale
13 November 1954 (1954 -11-13) 19 | Workington | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Workington |
Stokoe | Report | Stadium: Borough Park Attendance: 5653 |
Southport v Rochdale
27 November 1954 (1954 -11-27) 20 | Southport | 1 – 0 | Rochdale | Southport |
Holmes | Report | Stadium: Haig Avenue Attendance: 3365 |
Rochdale v York City
4 December 1954 (1954 -12-04) 21 | Rochdale | 1 – 1 | York City | Rochdale |
Anders | Report | Wilkinson | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4051 |
Grimsby Town v Rochdale
18 December 1954 (1954 -12-18) 22 | Grimsby Town | 1 – 1 | Rochdale | Cleethorpes |
Hughes | Report | Glover | Stadium: Blundell Park Attendance: 7853 |
Carlisle United v Rochdale
25 December 1954 (1954 -12-25) 23 | Carlisle United | 7 – 2 | Rochdale | Carlisle |
Boyle (o.g.) Murphy (o.g.) Atkinson Underwood (o.g.) Bond Kinloch (pen.) | Report | Anders Gemmell | Stadium: Brunton Park Attendance: 6556 |
Rochdale v Carlisle United
27 December 1954 (1954 -12-27) 24 | Rochdale | 1 – 2 | Carlisle United | Rochdale |
Gemmell | Report | Jackson Whitehouse | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8274 |
Rochdale v Bradford Park Avenue
1 January 1955 (1955 -01-01) 25 | Rochdale | 3 – 2 | Bradford Park Avenue | Rochdale |
Haines Hindle (o.g.) Gemmell | Report | Brickley Deplidge | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6976 |
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
22 January 1955 (1955 -01-22) 26 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Fleming McDevitt | Report | Gemmell | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 4644 |
Rochdale v Chesterfield
29 January 1955 (1955 -01-29) 27 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Chesterfield | Rochdale |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5171 |
Rochdale v Stockport County
5 February 1955 (1955 -02-05) 28 | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Stockport County | Rochdale |
Kendall | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 9026 |
Hartlepools United v Rochdale
12 February 1955 (1955 -02-12) 29 | Hartlepools United | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Hartlepool |
Lumley McGuigan | Report | Black | Stadium: Victoria Park Attendance: 6611 |
Rochdale v Gateshead
19 February 1955 (1955 -02-19) 30 | Rochdale | 4 – 0 | Gateshead | Rochdale |
Kendall G. Lyons Gemmell | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4823 |
Rochdale v Scunthorpe United
5 March 1955 (1955 -03-05) 31 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Scunthorpe United | Rochdale |
Kendall Lynn (pen.) | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6078 |
Wrexham v Rochdale
12 March 1955 (1955 -03-12) 32 | Wrexham | 0 – 0 | Rochdale | Wrexham |
Report | Stadium: Racecourse Ground Attendance: 7048 |
Halifax Town v Rochdale
16 March 1955 (1955 -03-16) 33 | Halifax Town | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Halifax |
Report | Gemmell Kendall | Stadium: The Shay Attendance: 2836 |
Rochdale v Accrington Stanley
19 March 1955 (1955 -03-19) 34 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Accrington Stanley | Rochdale |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 11654 |
Mansfield Town v Rochdale
26 March 1955 (1955 -03-26) 35 | Mansfield Town | 3 – 2 | Rochdale | Mansfield |
Darwin Adam | Report | Gemmell Mitcheson | Stadium: Field Mill Attendance: 2561 |
Rochdale v Workington
2 April 1955 (1955 -04-02) 36 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Workington | Rochdale |
Lynn (pen.) (pen.) | Report | Dailey | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5229 |
Chester v Rochdale
8 April 1955 (1955 -04-08) 37 | Chester | 1 – 2 | Rochdale | Chester |
Smith | Report | Gemmell Lynn (pen.) | Stadium: Sealand Road Attendance: 7293 |
Barrow v Rochdale
9 April 1955 (1955 -04-09) 38 | Barrow | 4 – 2 | Rochdale | Barrow-in-Furness |
Lord (o.g.) Gordon | Report | Gemmell G. Lyons | Stadium: Holker Street Attendance: 5047 |
Rochdale v Chester
11 April 1955 (1955 -04-11) 39 | Rochdale | 2 – 0 | Chester | Rochdale |
Kendall Anders | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6466 |
Rochdale v Southport
16 April 1955 (1955 -04-16) 40 | Rochdale | 0 – 0 | Southport | Rochdale |
Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5567 |
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
20 April 1955 (1955 -04-20) 41 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
Gemmell | Report | Travis | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 6181 |
York City v Rochdale
23 April 1955 (1955 -04-23) 42 | York City | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | York |
Fenton | Report | Stadium: Bootham Crescent Attendance: 9981 |
Rochdale v Barrow
27 April 1955 (1955 -04-27) 43 | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Barrow | Rochdale |
Mitcheson Black Gemmell | Report | Codd | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2726 |
Rochdale v Halifax Town
30 April 1955 (1955 -04-30) 44 | Rochdale | 2 – 2 | Halifax Town | Rochdale |
Kendall Mitcheson | Report | Watkinson Dubois | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4850 |
Chesterfield v Rochdale
2 May 1955 (1955 -05-02) 45 | Chesterfield | 3 – 1 | Rochdale | Chesterfield |
Sowden Smith Keating | Report | Gemmell | Stadium: Saltergate Recreation Ground Attendance: 5622 |
Barnsley v Rochdale
3 May 1955 (1955 -05-03) 46 | Barnsley | 2 – 0 | Rochdale | Barnsley |
Wood | Report | Stadium: Oakwell Attendance: 11682 |
F.A. Cup
Tranmere Rovers v Rochdale
20 November 1954 (1954 -11-20) 1 | Tranmere Rovers | 3 – 3 | Rochdale | Birkenhead |
Done Rosenthal | Report | Mitcheson Anders Gemmell | Stadium: Prenton Park Attendance: 8927 |
Rochdale v Tranmere Rovers
23 November 1954 (1954 -11-23) 1 (Replay) | Rochdale | 1 – 0 | Tranmere Rovers | Rochdale |
Gemmell | Report | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5652 |
Rochdale v Hinckley Athletic
11 December 1954 (1954 -12-11) 2 | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Hinckley Athletic | Rochdale |
Kendall Anders | Report | Perry | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 8586 |
Rochdale v Charlton Athletic
8 January 1955 (1955 -01-08) 3 | Rochdale | 1 – 3 | Charlton Athletic | Rochdale |
Haines 80' | Report | Kiernan 28' Hammond 34' Hurst 44' | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 16938 |
Lancashire Cup
Rochdale v Blackburn Rovers
6 October 1954 (1954 -10-06) | Rochdale | 4 – 1 | Blackburn Rovers | Rochdale |
Gemmell Haines Murphy Anders | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 4300 |
Rochdale v Burnley
16 February 1955 (1955 -02-16) | Rochdale | 2 – 1 | Burnley | Rochdale |
Black Kendall | Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 2186 |
Rochdale v Oldham Athletic
28 March 1955 (1955 -03-28) | Rochdale | 0 – 1 | Oldham Athletic | Rochdale |
Stadium: Spotland Stadium Attendance: 5510 |